1960-61 Marion County League Boys Basketball Scores
Caledonia
Coach:  Joe Green
Record:  3-14 (1-7 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Gary Bryant (183 pts/12.2 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/22/60	Buckeye Central		L	44	55
12/03/60*	Waldo			L	22	68	At Marion Coliseum
12/06/60	@Mt. Zion		L	39	89
12/09/60*	@Green Camp		L	30	48
12/10/60	Colonel Crawford	L	49	67
12/16/60*	Claridon		L	29	56
12/17/60	Marengo			L	38	64
01/07/61	@Chesterville		W	49	48
01/13/61*	@Ridgedale		L	49	61	NEED BOX
01/20/61*	@LaRue			L	54	74
01/21/61	@Ohio Deaf		L	50	56
01/27/61*	Pleasant		L	46	80
01/28/61	Johnsville		W	65	52
02/03/61*	@New Bloomington	W	70	55
02/10/61*	@Prospect		L	44	76
02/14/61	New Bloomington		L	47	54	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/61	Prospect		L	32	53	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Claridon
Coach:  Allen Augenstein
Record:  10-9 (5-3 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  John Row (176 pts/14.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date		Versus		       W/L     CHS     OPP
11/26/60	Johnsville		W	44	42
12/03/60	Fairbanks		L	32	36	At Marion Coliseum
12/09/60*	@LaRue			L	47	55
12/10/60	@Radnor			L	33	68
12/16/60*	@Caledonia		W	56	29
12/17/60	Olentangy		L	47	52
12/28/60	Iberia			L	58	63	Holiday Tournament at Claridon High School
12/29/60	Hamilton Township	W	48	18	Holiday Tournament at Claridon High School
01/06/61*	Prospect		W	38	37
01/07/61	@Johnsville		W	61	43
01/13/61*	@Green Camp		L	49	60	NEED BOX
01/20/61*	Pleasant		L	45	55
01/27/61*	@New Bloomington	W	57	43
02/03/61*	@Ridgedale		W	55	49
02/04/61	Richwood		W	64	43
02/10/61*	Waldo			W	51	41
02/14/61	LaRue			W	60	44	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/61	Green Camp		L	29	41	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/61	Waldo			L	43	45	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Green Camp
Coach:  Dale Kinsell
Record:  13-9 (6-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Dick Bates (326 pts/15.5 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date		Versus		       W/L     GCHS    OPP
11/11/60	Northwestern		L	54	59
11/18/60	@Iberia			L	62	64
11/19/60	Byhalia-York		L	77	79
11/25/60	Mt. Victory		W	47	41	At Marion Coliseum
12/02/60*	LaRue			W	56	49
12/09/60*	Caledonia		W	48	30
12/10/60	@East Liberty		W	57	56	OT
12/13/60	Nevada			W	66	60
12/16/60*	@New Bloomington	W	64	45
01/06/61*	Pleasant		L	52	65
01/13/61*	Claridon		W	60	49	NEED BOX
01/14/61	@Marion Catholic	L	35	44
01/20/61*	@Waldo			W	56	52
01/27/61*	@Prospect		L	59	71
01/31/61	@Elm Valley		W	70	68
02/03/61	Alumni			W	51	48
02/10/61*	Ridgedale		W	83	58
02/11/61	Radnor			L	34	62	At Marion Coliseum
02/14/61	Prospect		W	65	39	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/61	Claridon		W	41	29	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/61	Ridgedale		L	49	50	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/61	Pleasant		L	39	50	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
LaRue
Coach:  Ed Roseberry
Record:  8-10 (3-5 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Lester McMillen (372 pts/21.8 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date		Versus		       W/L     LHS     OPP
11/23/60	Ridgeway		W	73	71
12/02/60*	Green Camp		L	49	56	At Marion Coliseum
12/09/60*	Claridon		W	55	47
12/10/60	Belle Center		L	65	88
12/16/60	Harpster		W	65	63
12/20/60	Marseilles		W	56	52
01/06/61*	@New Bloomington	W	72	54
01/07/61	@Marseilles		W	49	46
01/13/61*	@Prospect		L	46	53	NEED BOX
01/20/61*	Caledonia		W	74	54
01/21/61	@Mt. Victory		L	50	77
01/27/61*	Ridgedale		L	58	78
01/28/61	Byhalia-York		W	66	64
02/03/61*	@Waldo			L	64	74
02/10/61*	Pleasant		L	65	66
02/11/61	@Nevada			L	57	94
02/14/61	Claridon		L	44	60	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/61	Prospect		L	44	50	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
New Bloomington
Coach:  Joe Blankenship
Record:  3-18 (0-8 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Marvin Boles (299 pts/14.9 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date		Versus		       W/L     NBHS    OPP
11/12/60	Mt. Zion		L	60	67
11/18/60	Salem			W	56	55
11/22/60	Nevada			L	55	86
11/29/60	@Holmes-Liberty		L	52	82
12/03/60*	Prospect		L	46	59	At Marion Coliseum
12/09/60*	@Pleasant		L	32	72
12/16/60*	Green Camp		L	45	64
12/29/60	@Wharton		L	48	80	Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School
12/30/60	Ridgeway		L	43	57	Holiday Tournament at Wharton High School
01/06/61*	LaRue			L	54	72
01/07/61	@Harpster		L	52	61
01/13/61*	@Waldo			L	41	67	NEED BOX
01/14/61	Radnor			L	33	69
01/20/61*	Ridgedale		L	43	78
01/27/61*	Claridon		L	43	57
02/03/61*	Caledonia		L	55	70
02/04/61	@Marseilles		W	41	40
02/10/61	@Northwestern		L	37	77	NEED BOX
02/14/61	Caledonia		W	54	47	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/61	Pleasant		L	40	71	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/61	Waldo			L	42	63	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Pleasant
Coach:  Stan Kirby
Record:  20-6 (7-1 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Arthur Leffler (365 pts/14.0 avg)
Date		Versus		       W/L     PHS     OPP
11/18/60	@Northwestern		L	48	51
11/25/60	Iberia			W	46	44	At Marion Coliseum
11/29/60	Wharton			W	67	55
12/02/60*	Ridgedale		L	45	47	Sudden Death 2OT - NEED BOX
12/09/60*	New Bloomington		W	72	32
12/16/60*	Waldo			W	57	50
12/29/60	Radnor			L	52	69	Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
12/30/60	Richwood		W	58	34	Holiday Tournament at Marion Coliseum
01/03/61	Elm Valley		W	51	35
01/06/61*	@Green Camp		W	65	52
01/13/61	Mt. Zion		W	57	50
01/14/61	Byhalia-York		W	65	59
01/20/61*	@Claridon		W	55	45
01/21/61	Hamilton Township	W	68	55
01/24/61	Radnor			L	37	49
01/27/61*	@Caledonia		W	80	46
02/03/61*	Prospect		W	44	36
02/10/61*	@LaRue			W	66	65
02/16/61	New Bloomington		W	71	40	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/61	Ridgedale		L	45	49	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/61	Prospect		W	46	41	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/61	Waldo			W	64	46	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/25/61	Green Camp		W	50	39	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/01/61	Mt. Vernon St. Vincent	W	47	31	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/08/61	Fairbanks		W	52	47	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/10/61	Madison South		L	60	68	Class A District Tournament at Columbus Fairgrounds Coliseum
Prospect
Coach:  Fred McCumber
Record:  9-11 (4-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Jerry Remlinger (191 pts/11.2 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date		Versus		       W/L     PHS     OPP
11/26/60	Carey			W	69	48
12/03/60*	New Bloomington		W	59	46
12/09/60*	@Waldo			L	52	61
12/10/60	@Scioto Valley		W
12/16/60*	Ridgedale		L	42	62
12/17/60	@Mt. Gilead		L	46	53
01/03/61	Fredericktown		L	50	59
01/06/61*	@Claridon		L	37	38
01/13/61*	LaRue			W	53	46	NEED BOX
01/14/61	Northwestern		L	64	80
01/21/61	@Radnor			L	36	77
01/27/61*	Green Camp		W	71	59
01/28/61	@Jonathan Alder		W	49	47
02/03/61*	@Pleasant		L	36	44
02/04/61	Olentangy		L	52	61
02/10/61*	Caledonia		W	76	44
02/14/61	Green Camp		L	39	65	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/16/61	Caledonia		W	53	32	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/61	LaRue			W	60	44	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/61	Pleasant		L	41	46	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Ridgedale
Coach:  Bill Phillips
Record:  15-6 (6-2 MCL)
Leading Scorer:  Jim Craycraft (253 pts/12.6 avg) (missing 1 game)
Date		Versus		       W/L     RHS     OPP
11/26/60	?Radnor			L	40	54
12/02/60*	Pleasant		W	47	45	At Marion Coliseum - Sudden Death 2OT - NEED BOX
12/10/60	Iberia			W	44	39
12/16/60*	@Prospect		W	62	42
12/17/60	Marion Catholic		W	32	30
12/23/60	@Mt. Zion		W	48	46
12/30/60	Mt. Gilead		L	40	45
01/06/61*	Waldo			W	57	48
01/07/61	@Olentangy		L	56	62
01/13/61*	Caledonia		W	61	49	NEED BOX
01/20/61*	@New Bloomington	W	78	43
01/21/61	Fredericktown		W	58	45
01/27/61*	@LaRue			W	78	58
01/28/61	Colonel Crawford	W	57	42
02/03/61*	Claridon		L	49	55
02/10/61*	Green Camp		L	58	83
02/11/61	Mt. Zion		W	55	45
02/16/61	Waldo			W	45	43	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/61	Pleasant		W	49	45	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/61	Green Camp		W	50	49	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
03/03/61	Fairbanks		L	46	55	Class A Sectional Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Waldo
Coach:  John Stanley
Record:  11-11 (4-4 MCL)
Leading Scorer: Larry Steinhouser (326 pts/16.3 avg) (missing 2 games)
Date		Versus		       W/L     WHS     OPP
		?Delaware St. Mary	W	74	29	NEED BOX
11/11/60	Mt. Victory		L	59	65
11/18/60	Fairbanks		L	55	71
11/22/60	Northwestern		L	59	63
12/03/60*	Caledonia		W	68	22	At Marion Coliseum
12/09/60*	Prospect		W	61	52
12/10/60	Delaware St. Mary	W	65	33
12/16/60*	@Pleasant		L	50	57
12/23/60	Harpster		W	75	47
12/30/60	Scioto Valley		W	82	42
01/06/61*	@Ridgedale		L	48	57
01/13/61*	New Bloomington		W	67	41	NEED BOX
01/14/61	@Marengo		L	47	56
01/20/61*	Green Camp		L	52	56
01/28/61	@West Mansfield		L	55	60
02/03/61*	LaRue			W	74	64
02/04/61	@Harpster		W	78	50
02/10/61*	CLaridon		L	41	51
02/16/61	Ridgedale		L	43	45	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/18/61	New Bloomington		W	63	42	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/21/61	Claridon		W	45	43	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
02/23/61	Pleasant		L	46	64	Class A Marion County Tournament at Marion Coliseum
Marion County League Standings
Team			MCL        OFF     DEF     OAVG     DAVG
Pleasant               7 - 1       484     373    60.50    46.62
Green Camp             6 - 2       458     419    59.75    52.37
Ridgedale              6 - 2       490     423    61.25    52.87
Claridon               5 - 3       398     369    49.75    46.12
Prospect               4 - 4       426     400    53.25    50.00
Waldo                  4 - 4       461     400    57.62    50.00
LaRue                  3 - 5       483     482    60.37    60.25
Caledonia              1 - 7       344     518    43.00    64.75
New Bloomington        0 - 8       359     539    44.87    67.37
Totals                36 - 36     3923    3923    54.48    54.48
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Averages
RNK	AVG	Name			School			Points	Games
1	22.42	Lester McMillan		LaRue			157	7	missing 1 game
2	17.71	Dick Bates		Green Camp		124	7	missing 1 game
3	15.62	Arthur Leffler		Pleasant		125	8
4	15.00	Paul Brown		Ridgedale		105	7	missing 1 game
5	14.71	Lowell Klinefelter	Claridon                103	7	missing 1 game
6	14.57	Marvin Boles		New Bloomington		102	7	missing 1 game
7	14.28	Jerry Remlinger		Prospect		100	7	missing 1 game
8	14.00	John Row		Claridon		 70	5	missing 1 game
9	13.83	John Hecker		Ridgedale		 83	6	missing 2 games
10	13.16	John Roettger		Green Camp		 79	6	missing 2 games
Marion County League Top Ten Scoring Games
RNK	PTS	Name			School			Versus			Date
1	33	Lester McMillan		LaRue			Pleasant		02/10/1961
2	32	Doug Lichtenberger	Pleasant		Caledonia		01/27/1961
	32	Lester McMillan		LaRue			Waldo			02/03/1961
4	28	Lester McMillan		LaRue			Caledonia		01/20/1961
5	27	Arthur Leffler		Pleasant		Green Camp		01/06/1961
6	25	Jerry Remlinger		Prospect		Waldo			12/09/1960
7	24	John Hecker		Ridgedale		LaRue			01/27/1961
	24	Dick Bates		Green Camp		Ridgedale		02/10/1961
9	23	Dick Bates		Green Camp		Pleasant		01/06/1961
	23	Dick Bates		Green Camp		Waldo			01/20/1961
	23	Paul Brown		Ridgedale		LaRue			01/27/1961
	23	Lowell Klinefelter	Claridon		New Bloomington		01/27/1961
Return to the Marion County League index
Email Me